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DEBBIE: We’re here to announce the release of our
next book in the 1Night Stand Pararescue series.
LAURA: Oh! Love those Pararescuemen. Soooo hot!
DEBBIE: LOL Yes they are.
LAURA: Colin, Bobby, Zeke, Kyle, and Jason. The
team in this series is awesome. The series started with Bobby in Second Chance.
DEBBIE: I just love that story. Colin and Emily’s
story dealt with some deep emotional issues.
LAURA: It did. I know I had my tissue box out with
that one. This release is Bobby’s story with In My Sights.
DEBBIE: Bobby is sooo hot!
LAURA: Oh yeah! And he and Siobhan change each
other’s lives.
DEBBIE: And that leaves the other team members.
LAURA: Zeke, Kyle and Jason. Yep…and we’re working
on Zeke’s story right now.
DEBBIE: This one is definitely taking some interesting
twists and turns.
LAURA: Well, we can’t become predictable. Sheesh!
DEBBIE: LOL Right.
LAURA: But what we can do is share a bit about our
team and what it takes to become a Pararescueman.
DEBBIE: Yes, we can! J
"Pipeline" Training
After
completion of six weeks of Basic Military Training, we spend the next 17 months
training at the following schools:
•The PARARESCUE/Combat Control
Indoctrination Course
10 weeks, Lackland AFB, TX
•US Army Airborne Parachutist School
3 weeks, Fort Benning, GA
•US Army Combat Divers School
4 weeks, Key West, FL
•US Navy Underwater Egress Training
1 day, Pensacola NAS, FL
•US Air Force Basic Survival School
2 and a half weeks, Fairchild AFB, WA
•US Army Military Freefall Parachutist School
5 weeks, Yuma Proving Grounds, AZ
•Special Operations Combat Medic Course
22 weeks, Fort Bragg, NC
•PARARESCUE Recovery Specialist Course
20 weeks, Kirtland AFB, NM
Air Force Pararescuemen, also known as PJs, are
the only DoD elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped, and
postured to conduct full spectrum Personnel Recovery (PR) to include both
conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. These Battlefield
Airmen are the most highly trained and versatile Personnel Recovery specialists
in the world. Pararescue is the nation's force of choice to execute the most
perilous, demanding, and extreme rescue missions anytime, anywhere across the
globe. The 500+ PJs are assigned to Guardian Angel and Special Tactics
Squadrons throughout the Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve Air Force components.
They operate most often as independent teams but routinely serve alongside with
other US and Allied Special Operations Forces
Mission
To rescue, recover, and return American or Allied
forces in times of danger or extreme duress. Whether shot down or isolated
behind enemy lines; surrounded, engaged, wounded, or captured by the enemy; PJs
will do whatever required to deny the enemy a victory and bring our warriors
home to fight another day
Capabilities
To execute the PR mission, Pararescue teams
assault, secure, and dominate the rescue objective area utilizing any available
DoD or Allied, air, land, or sea asset. Their qualifications and capabilities
are extensive. All PJs are qualified experts in Advanced Weapons and Small Unit
Tactics, Airborne and Military Free Fall, both High Altitude Low Opening (HALO)
and High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) parachute operations, Combat Divers, High
Angle/Confined Space Rescue operations, Small Boat/Vehicle Craft utilization,
Rescue Swimmers, and Battlefield Trauma/Paramedics. All can fast
rope/rappel/hoist from any vertical lift aircraft to both land and open ocean
rescue objectives. All PJs can perform both static line and HALO jump
operations utilizing boats, vehicles, or other equipment from any fixed wing
aircraft. In addition, 1 in 12 personnel are tandem jump qualified and can
HALO/HAHO both equipment and non-jump personnel into the objective area. As
required, all PJs can jump in with and utilize extrication devices to remove war
fighters or civilians trapped in wreckage or collapse structures. PJs also
utilize the latest subsurface technology to locate and recover submerged
equipment or personnel.
Recent History
Since 9/11 alone, these elite warriors have
executed over 12,000 life saving, combat rescue missions. They've also
eliminated and captured numerous enemy combatants during the execution of these
missions. Additionally, because of their unique capabilities, they have been
called upon to rescue over 5000 civilians worldwide during catastrophic natural
disasters and other responses.
Decorations
PJs are the most highly decorated Air Force
enlisted force. They've been awarded one Medal of Honor, 12 Air Force Crosses,
and 105 Silver Stars.
Their motto, "These Things We Do, That Others
May Live," affirms Pararescue's dedication and commitment to saving lives
and self-sacrifice. As of January 2012, 10 pararescuemen have been killed in
action and paid the ultimate sacrifice during Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pararescue Creed “ It is my duty as a
Pararescueman to save lives and to aid the injured. I will be prepared at all
times to perform my assigned duties quickly and efficiently, placing these
duties before personal desires and comforts. These things I do, that others may
live.
DEBBIE: The dedication these men have toward
everything they do just amazes me. I truly believe it has to be a calling and
not just a job. They don’t do it for the glory or recognition. Sadly, one of
the members of a special ops team from my daughter’s base was killed in a
motorcycle accident this past month. It turns out he was also a good friend of
my co-workers husband. Small world since the base is in Florida and we are from
Vermont. He and my daughter never knew each other yet they both grew up with-in
a thirty mile radius in Vermont and were both at the same base in Florida.
Anyway, my whole point to this was that this man never told his parents or his
brother, who is also in the military, about the three bronze medals he’d been
awarded over the years. That was a man
who didn’t do the dangerous things he did for glory, but for love.
LAURA: No wonder these guys seem like
superheroes….it’s cause they are! Look at all that training!! How could they
not hold superhero status after all THAT??
DEBBIE: So, anyway, I hope we’ve done justice to
the hero’s of our series and that in some small way they reflect the real life,
everyday hero’s that not only exist in the military, but all those people that
are out there trying to make their small part of the world a better place to
live.
In My Sights blurb:
Six
months ago, Siobhan Cantrell’s world was changed forever by a sniper’s bullet.
The incident transformed her from a secure confident woman to a recluse, afraid
to leave her own home. When her friends urge her to re-enter the world of the
living, they suggest Madame Eve’s 1Night Stand dating service. Nervous, she
signs up and learns the company is renown for in-depth background checks and
safe encounters. So, how dangerous could it be?
Sergeant
Bobby Martin has witnessed Madame Eve’s magic firsthand. His teammate found
true love through her service. Still a skeptic but giving in to peer pressure,
the Air Force Pararescueman signs himself up. When he meets Siobhan, his doubts
flies out the window—unfortunately bullets start flying in them. Determined to
protect her from a sniper that won’t give up, Bobby vows to keep her safe. As
their chemistry ramps up, so does the sniper’s attempts.
